ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,322, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SUBARU Corp. (Tokyo).
"Lock-up clutch controller" was invented by Nobuhide Kato (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock-up clutch controller includes a lock-up clutch and one or more processors. The lock-up clutch is configured to directly couple an engine to an automatic transmission without via a torque converter interposed between the engine and the automatic transmission. The one or more processors are configured to control engagement and disengagement of the lock-up clutch. The one or more processors are configured to, in the middle of the engagement of the lock-up clutch, set a lower...